Legion
@amahlfarouk.bsky.social
Plz feed me science and philosophy
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The Right really is in disarray because they cannot seem to figure out if they should push “Zohran Mamdani is going to bring Sharia Law” or “Zohran Mamdani treats his wife with too much equality” as a smear campaign, so they are doing both.
June 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Right really is in disarray because they cannot seem to figure out if they should push “Zohran Mamdani is going to bring Sharia Law” or “Zohran Mamdani treats his wife with too much equality” as a smear campaign, so they are doing both.
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Curtailing people’s ability to read widely and carefully, to locate, assess, and compare different sources for themselves, and to write in their own voice about what they find and what it means, is arguably more effective than censorship. It is also one of the most obvious effects of generative AI.
April 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Curtailing people’s ability to read widely and carefully, to locate, assess, and compare different sources for themselves, and to write in their own voice about what they find and what it means, is arguably more effective than censorship. It is also one of the most obvious effects of generative AI.
Well no wonder a lot of the scientists I followed on Twitter were gone
Bluesky takes the throne as the go-to platform for researchers. Academics are abandoning Elon Musk’s Twitter in droves, flocking to Bluesky to share their work and build real networks, as data confirms the exodus. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/xs-domi...
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Well no wonder a lot of the scientists I followed on Twitter were gone
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Beyond Mechanism—Extending Our Concepts of Causation in Neuroscience onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... - really pleased that this paper with Henry Potter is now published in the European Journal of Neuroscience 😊
Beyond Mechanism—Extending Our Concepts of Causation in Neuroscience
The search for neural mechanisms of behaviour often relies on a synchronic, driving view of causation, where neural activity drives more neural activity, which eventually drives behaviour. The real c...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Beyond Mechanism—Extending Our Concepts of Causation in Neuroscience onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... - really pleased that this paper with Henry Potter is now published in the European Journal of Neuroscience 😊
Free speech is back!
Trump administration has identified words to be banned on government websites or at least be wary of using. Among them: women, race, injustice, climate science, pollution, victim, historically. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Free speech is back!
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One good thing about AI is that it can't get addicted to ketamine.
February 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
One good thing about AI is that it can't get addicted to ketamine.
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again this is a full scale attack on constitutional government
January 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
again this is a full scale attack on constitutional government
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You ever think about how the Aztecs didn't build the great pyramid at Teotihuacan, and found it when it was already a ruin?
And we still have no idea who threw it up.
Probably not. I bet not many people are thinking about that.
And we still have no idea who threw it up.
Probably not. I bet not many people are thinking about that.
January 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
You ever think about how the Aztecs didn't build the great pyramid at Teotihuacan, and found it when it was already a ruin?
And we still have no idea who threw it up.
Probably not. I bet not many people are thinking about that.
And we still have no idea who threw it up.
Probably not. I bet not many people are thinking about that.
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Scoop: I obtained a confidential presentation outlining how a major conservative think tanks plans to go after volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are "abusing their position" and promoting antisemitism
forward.com/news/686797/...
forward.com/news/686797/...
Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.
forward.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Scoop: I obtained a confidential presentation outlining how a major conservative think tanks plans to go after volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are "abusing their position" and promoting antisemitism
forward.com/news/686797/...
forward.com/news/686797/...
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When people advocate for new technologies - whatever they are - they paint a picture of the potential benefit to humanity. When the technologies are introduced they are used to maximise profit. The two things could coincide, for good reason, but there’s no guarantee and often don’t.
December 25, 2024 at 10:46 PM
When people advocate for new technologies - whatever they are - they paint a picture of the potential benefit to humanity. When the technologies are introduced they are used to maximise profit. The two things could coincide, for good reason, but there’s no guarantee and often don’t.
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"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 26, 2024 at 1:18 AM
"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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If you've never donated to Wikipedia, now's the time. Elon Musk is attacking it because it's one of the only sources of honest, curated information that he can't control.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
The billionaire has become one of the most prominent supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2024 at 3:54 AM
If you've never donated to Wikipedia, now's the time. Elon Musk is attacking it because it's one of the only sources of honest, curated information that he can't control.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
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When Musk put his foot on the scale, half of Congress bowed down.
The world’s richest man could shut down the government, and that’s just the start.
He wants to gut public services and sell them for parts, screwing all of us over while billionaires get even richer.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-riches...
The world’s richest man could shut down the government, and that’s just the start.
He wants to gut public services and sell them for parts, screwing all of us over while billionaires get even richer.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-riches...
The richest man on Earth owns half of Congress
And he wants to use his power to strip the government for parts
www.jphilll.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:38 PM
When Musk put his foot on the scale, half of Congress bowed down.
The world’s richest man could shut down the government, and that’s just the start.
He wants to gut public services and sell them for parts, screwing all of us over while billionaires get even richer.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-riches...
The world’s richest man could shut down the government, and that’s just the start.
He wants to gut public services and sell them for parts, screwing all of us over while billionaires get even richer.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-riches...
Probably not my warehouse tho. It's too small and we only deliver the packages damn
BREAKING: The biggest strike against Amazon in U.S. history is happening right now.
The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country.
The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.
The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country.
The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.
December 19, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Probably not my warehouse tho. It's too small and we only deliver the packages damn
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I'm doing a final BOOK GIVEAWAY for my biography of Henri Bergson, Herald of a Restless World.
For a chance to win and find out why a philosopher's lectures caused the first ever traffic jam on Broadway *share this post and tag someone in the comments*!
I'll announce the winner on Monday Dec 23!
For a chance to win and find out why a philosopher's lectures caused the first ever traffic jam on Broadway *share this post and tag someone in the comments*!
I'll announce the winner on Monday Dec 23!
December 19, 2024 at 2:14 PM
I'm doing a final BOOK GIVEAWAY for my biography of Henri Bergson, Herald of a Restless World.
For a chance to win and find out why a philosopher's lectures caused the first ever traffic jam on Broadway *share this post and tag someone in the comments*!
I'll announce the winner on Monday Dec 23!
For a chance to win and find out why a philosopher's lectures caused the first ever traffic jam on Broadway *share this post and tag someone in the comments*!
I'll announce the winner on Monday Dec 23!
December 19, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Yesterdays book haul
December 15, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Yesterdays book haul
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The tech bro fascination with eugenics is so on brand. The idea that you could make accurate, actionable predictions from individual genotypes (with all their complex, non-linear interactions) from averaged, linearly modeled population-level genomic statistics is just another big data fantasy
December 12, 2024 at 4:13 PM
The tech bro fascination with eugenics is so on brand. The idea that you could make accurate, actionable predictions from individual genotypes (with all their complex, non-linear interactions) from averaged, linearly modeled population-level genomic statistics is just another big data fantasy
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Please enjoy this shot of Elvis getting a polio shot backstage at the Ed Sullivan show as part of a pro-vaccination campaign in 1956, posted here today for no reason whatsoever
December 13, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Please enjoy this shot of Elvis getting a polio shot backstage at the Ed Sullivan show as part of a pro-vaccination campaign in 1956, posted here today for no reason whatsoever
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Someone recommend me a good ass classic fiction book! I rarely ever read fiction. I'm eyeing Faust but not dead set on it.
December 5, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Someone recommend me a good ass classic fiction book! I rarely ever read fiction. I'm eyeing Faust but not dead set on it.
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If you're looking for a Christmas present, books are always good... 😊😉🎅 press.princeton.edu/books/paperb..., press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... (just sayin'...)
December 4, 2024 at 10:03 AM
If you're looking for a Christmas present, books are always good... 😊😉🎅 press.princeton.edu/books/paperb..., press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... (just sayin'...)
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erotic fanfiction about Spinoza and Leibniz—I call it Baroqueback Mountain
December 4, 2024 at 10:13 PM
erotic fanfiction about Spinoza and Leibniz—I call it Baroqueback Mountain